appeal (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Legal t. t.1. appellātĭo2. prōvŏcātĭo (for the difference between this and the foregoing, v. TO APPEAL)II. In non-legal senseIII. An address of entreaty • appeal (subs.): I. Legal t. t. 1. appellātĭo: all a.s from the judges were made to the senate, omnes ap. a judicibus ad senatum fiebant, Suet.: an a. against the injustice of magistrates, a. adversus injuriam magistratuum, Liv.. to make an a., a. interponere, Dig.: to disallow an a., a. improbare, Ulp.: to allow it, a. admittere, Ulp. 2. prōvŏcātĭo (for the difference between this and the foregoing, v. to appeal): the right of a. could not be granted to the R. people, provocatio populo R. dari non potuit, Cic.: there shall be right of a. to the people, p. ad populum esto, Cic.: a. from a commander, p. ab eo qui imperabit, Cic. (also p. adversus aliquem, Liv.): to lay an a., p. interponere, Dig.: to allow a., provocationi cedere, Liv. Phr.: a court of a., *judices ad quos appellari licet; ad quos appellatio est: there is no court of a., *appellatio nulla est. II. In non-legal sense: reference to some authority or witness: chiefly in phr. to make an a. to: v. to appeal (II). III. An address of entreaty: obsecrātĭo: v. entreaty.